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ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
On June 10, 2015, Amazon.com, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
The following nominees were elected
as directors, each to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until his or her successor is elected and qualified, by the vote set forth below:
Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Jeffrey P. Bezos
382,698,060
5,517,679
1,452,462
31,723,780
Tom A. Alberg
384,195,988
4,889,631
582,582
31,723,780
John
Seely Brown
386,502,359
2,563,812
602,030
31,723,780
William B. Gordon
386,038,015
3,027,910
602,276
31,723,780
Jamie
S. Gorelick
386,647,301
2,009,941
1,010,959
31,723,780
Judith A. McGrath
384,146,304
4,923,514
598,383
31,723,780
Alain
Monié
386,871,424
1,972,049
824,728
31,723,780
Jonathan J. Rubinstein
387,647,558
1,208,970
811,673
31,723,780
Thomas
O. Ryder
361,938,190
27,119,894
610,117
31,723,780
Patricia Q. Stonesifer
385,880,476
3,206,998
580,727
31,723,780
The
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 was ratified by the vote set forth below:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
418,328,676
2,425,820
637,485
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A
shareholder proposal regarding proxy access for shareholders was not approved, as set forth below:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
160,313,809
227,771,490
1,582,902
31,723,780
A
shareholder proposal regarding a report concerning corporate political contributions was not approved, as set forth below:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
72,811,244
286,285,336
30,571,621
31,723,780
A
shareholder proposal regarding sustainability reporting was not approved, as set forth below:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
95,889,121
269,869,568
23,909,512
31,723,780
A
shareholder proposal regarding a report concerning human rights risks was not approved, as set forth below:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
18,172,147
341,430,195
30,065,859
31,723,780
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.